Writing essays plays a large role in the development of thinking and imagination of the student. In the process of completing this assignment, he learns not only to put into practice the rules of the Russian language, but also to structure his thoughts. From the whole heap of ideas on a given topic that are present in his head, he selects only the most basic ones. To describe in the essay the differences that exist between a dream and a goal is a difficult task that makes the student think about these important concepts.
What dreams can be
Not every person, even an adult, can immediately answer how a dream differs from a goal. But everyone has a treasured desire. And someone doesn’t have one dream at all, but several. A man cannot live without imagining his future, to wish for himself and his family the best. Dreams can be, for example, such:
- Become a world famous movie star.
- Earn 100 thousand dollars a month.
- Travel all over the planet.
- Settle on a desert island.
- Become a professional detective.
- Have a lot of children.
- Become a president (or as a last resort prime minister).
- Jump with a parachute.
- Learn to play a musical instrument.
- Overcome your greatest fear.
If you look at this list, it seems that it is almost impossible to determine how the dream differs from the goal. After all, both of these concepts indicate what a person wants, what he aspires to. However, in reality this difference is very significant, and it consists in activity. It is this component that is part of the goal.
Illustration for the difference between concepts
There are many examples of how a dream differs from a goal. Vasya and Petya want to buy a house by the sea. Vasya constantly fantasizes about how it will be good to come there in the summer, he imagines how many rooms will be in the house and what kind of furniture they will be furnished. He sees well what the terrain will look like where the house of his dreams will be located.
Petya does a little differently - he also draws rainbow paintings in his imagination, but at the same time also takes action to translate them into reality. He carefully collects information about the price of houses in different regions, comparing offers among themselves. Gradually, he saves money for his dream - maybe he sometimes has to work overtime to make it a reality as soon as possible. It’s easy to guess that Petya is approaching the realization of his intention much faster than Vasya. On his example, you can clearly see how the dream differs from the goal.
Examples in Russian literature
Both in Russian and in foreign literature there are many heroes who had a cherished dream. For example, the main character of Gogol’s “Overcoat” Akaki Akakievich Bashmachkin wanted to be as less noticeable all his life. He was only involved in copying pieces of paper. However, as soon as the dream of an overcoat appeared in his life, his whole existence was transformed. He has new emotions, striving for the future.
Example Assol
Watching the heroes of various authors, what actions they take to achieve their happiness, you can see how the dream differs from the goal. The work “Scarlet Sails” by A. Green introduces us to a dream of a slightly different nature. The little girl Assol dreamed all her life that a ship with luxurious scarlet sails would bring her happiness.
She so sacredly believed in her dream that she even made small boats with her own hands, constantly went to the seashore and waited. And these moments of expectation did not fill her soul with doubts - on the contrary, she experienced genuine joy and excitement. The reader may assume that her dream has turned into a goal, since she not only sat idly by, but believed that there would be someone who would fulfill her dream. In the essay “How is a dream different from a goal?” the student can give other examples from Russian literature. In the work, one can emphasize the fact that the Russian mentality is not quite characterized by faith in the realization of a dream, the desire to translate the desired into reality. A. Green rather built his work based on the Western model, where everyone piously believes in the fulfillment of the most cherished desires.
The play "At the Bottom": will empty dreams help those who are beyond poverty?
Another work that a student can mention in his work “How is a dream different from a goal?” - “At the bottom” by M. Gorky. The heroes of the play are people who are doomed to a completely hopeless existence. These are thieves and cheaters, cripples and drunks. However, even in them, which turned out to be deprived of the right to a normal life, the human desire for the better, self-esteem, remained. For example, Vaska Ashes dreams of a different life, and touching girl Nastya dreams of great love. Life made the Tick cruel, however, and he is desperately trying to break out of the bottom of existence. However, Gorky, with great force, falls upon the bourgeois idea of "comforting lies."
Dangerous illusions
Another character - Luke - believes that all people are insignificant and weak, they are not capable of a real fight for their happiness. He constantly engages in sowing illusions in their minds, and these doomed people clutch at them with joy. For example, he tells Vaska Peplu that he could go to Siberia and start an honest life from scratch. Drunkard Actor, he talks about the city, where they treat alcoholism in a luxury hospital. He comforts Anna, who is near death, with the hope of eternal life. The image of Sateen, which also gives an answer to what needs to be done in order to get “from the bottom”, even more sets off the actions of Luke. However, Satin, just like other poor people, is not capable of real actions. He does not know how to work and is completely infected by anarchist ideas.
Dream property: abstract
We continue consideration of the theme of the essay "How is a dream different from a goal?" The arguments in the student’s work can be different. A schoolboy can also cite the fact that dreams are primarily something abstract, they have no end or boundaries. For example, a person wants to be a doctor. However, he does not specifically know if he would like to become an ENT specialist or surgeon, pediatrician or dentist. Or you can dream of having a dog all your life, but know that you can never afford it because of a number of restrictions.
Do you need dreams?
However, it cannot be said that man does not need dreams. After all, only dreaming, a person can feel alive, having their own feelings and views. Even if a dream seems unrealizable, it still lives in the soul, giving hope for a better future. Often people talk about pipe dreams - aspirations that, due to a number of circumstances, have not yet become a reality.
However, quite often behind the concept of “pipe dream” is a desire that must come true after a time when a person goes through difficult difficulties and trials. Sometimes you want to give up and forget about your cherished desire forever. But so a dream can remain a dream. We must try to turn it into a goal, and this can be done, as already indicated, only through action. Some people do this, abandoning their cherished dreams.
But the dream does not disappear. And if you do not refuse it, take actions for its implementation, try to bring its embodiment closer even to the most inconspicuous deeds, sooner or later it will become a reality. In the essay, the student can indicate that each dream has its own price - and it is not always about money. For example, this is a risk that the desired will not be realized. Or a refusal from other alternatives - for example, a person dreams of becoming an artist, but then he must give up his career as a lawyer, which is also attractive to him.